command line – How do I make a python script executable?

command line – How do I make a python script executable?

1. Add a shebang line to the top of the script:

   #!/usr/bin/env python

2. Mark the script as executable:

   chmod +x myscript.py

3. Add the dir containing it to your PATH variable. (If you want it to stick, youll have to do this in .bashrc or .bash_profile in your home dir.)

   export PATH=/path/to/script:$PATH

The best way, which is cross-platform, is to create setup.py, define an entry point in it and install with pip.

Say you have the following contents of myscript.py:

def run():
    print(Hello world)

Then you add setup.py with the following:

from setuptools import setup
setup(
    name=myscript,
    version=0.0.1,
    entry_points={
        console_scripts: [
            myscript=myscript:run
        ]
    }
)

Entry point format is terminal_command_name=python_script_name:main_method_name

Finally install with the following command.

pip install -e /path/to/script/folder

-e stands for editable, meaning youll be able to work on the script and invoke the latest version without need to reinstall

After that you can run myscript from any directory.

command line – How do I make a python script executable?

I usually do in the script:

#!/usr/bin/python
... code ...

And in terminal:

$: chmod 755 yourfile.py
$: ./yourfile.py